Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) Computational Biology (1)
- (-) Computer Science (3)
- (-) Fusion Energy (1)
- Advanced Manufacturing (4)
- Biological Systems (1)
- Biology and Environment (53)
- Clean Energy (73)
- Computational Engineering (1)
- Fusion and Fission (10)
- Isotope Development and Production (1)
- Isotopes (23)
- Materials (82)
- Materials Characterization (1)
- Materials for Computing (12)
- Materials Under Extremes (1)
- National Security (30)
- Neutron Science (33)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (7)
- Quantum information Science (2)
- Supercomputing (61)
News Topics
- (-) Artificial Intelligence (2)
- (-) Biomedical (1)
- (-) Cybersecurity (1)
- (-) Materials Science (1)
- (-) Sustainable Energy (1)
- Advanced Reactors (1)
- Biology (1)
- Computer Science (5)
- Coronavirus (1)
- Energy Storage (1)
- Fusion (7)
- High-Performance Computing (1)
- Machine Learning (1)
- Materials (1)
- Neutron Science (1)
- Nuclear Energy (5)
- Quantum Science (2)
Media Contacts
![Frontier, the fastest supercomputer in the world, provides expansive and energy-efficient power, which gives scientists the capability to train large AI models in a responsible way.](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2023-11/Frontier.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=Xugo8LTI)
ORNL is home to the world's fastest exascale supercomputer, Frontier, which was built in part to facilitate energy-efficient and scalable AI-based algorithms and simulations.
![The Fuel Pellet Fueling Laboratory at ORNL is part of a suite of fusion energy R&D capabilities and provides test equipment and related diagnostics for carrying out experiments to develop pellet injectors for plasma fueling applications. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2023-06/2021-P02876_0.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=8fqWlX5k)
ORNL will team up with six of eight companies that are advancing designs and research and development for fusion power plants with the mission to achieve a pilot-scale demonstration of fusion within a decade.
![An ORNL-led team comprising researchers from multiple DOE national laboratories is using artificial intelligence and computational screening techniques – in combination with experimental validation – to identify and design five promising drug therapy approaches to target the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Credit: Michelle Lehman/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2021-06/frame1.png?h=d1cb525d&itok=51pwBWyP)
An ORNL-led team comprising researchers from multiple DOE national laboratories is using artificial intelligence and computational screening techniques – in combination with experimental validation – to identify and design five promising drug therapy approaches to target the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
![Cations between layers of MXene](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2020-08/Cations_holistic_study_0.png?h=de4bb2b8&itok=gX7Dgpbe)
A team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a novel, integrated approach to track energy-transporting ions within an ultra-thin material, which could unlock its energy storage potential leading toward faster charging, longer-lasting devices.
![quantum mechanics to advance a range of technologies including computing, fiber optics and network communication](/sites/default/files/styles/list_page_thumbnail/public/2019-09/2017-P08412_0.jpg?h=b6236d98&itok=ecQNon31)
Three researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory will lead or participate in collaborative research projects aimed at harnessing the power of quantum mechanics to advance a range of technologies including computing, fiber optics and network